A/N: I came up with this idea last year and I've been waiting for the holidays to roll around so I can write this. There is much more to come. Also disclaimer I do not own Rizzoli and Isles or any of the associated characters.


Joe Friday sat snugly on Jane's lap as the detective lazily scratched under her chin. The two of them sat on the couch in Maura's living room, the large flat screen displayed a paused playoff game featuring the Red Sox. Jane rolled her eyes and let her head drop against the back of the couch.

"Come on Maura, we're missing the game." Jane groaned. Maura, standing in the kitchen, held her blackberry to her ear. Her phone rang ten minutes ago, and the game had been paused ever since. Jane was growing restless. Maura covered her phone with her hand and pulled it away from her face as she turned to Jane.

"It's my mother, could you wait a few more minutes?"

"I'm turning the game back on," Jane announced as she grabbed the remote. Almost half an hour later, the Sox were up by two and had a man on second. Maura returned to the couch with a smile on her face. When the smile did not fade after a few seconds, Jane turned, "OK what happened? You're usually not this happy after talking to your mom."

"Thank you," Maura leaned forward and placed a kiss on her girlfriend's temple.

"For what?" Jane quickly glanced at the screen to catch a player strike out before looking back to Maura.

"I don't know what you said to my mother, but ever since I left you two alone at the art exhibit she and I have become… closer. We speak every week now, sometimes for hours."

"I'd noticed," Jane nodded. While she knew Constance was no Angela Rizzoli, but it seemed that for the first time, she was actually trying with Maura.

"She asked me to spend Thanksgiving with her. We're going into New York to see the Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade, the Metropolitan Opera, and then her annul Charity banquet." Maura couldn't keep the smile from her mouth as she spoke. Even so, she noticed Jane's face drop. "The contraction of your orbicularis oculi and orbicularis oris indicate that you aren't a pleased with this."

"No, no," Jane shook her head and waved her hands in front of her face. "I'm happy that you and your mom are doing better, really, I am. I just thought we would be spending the holidays together this year."

"Oh Jane," Maura wrapped her arms around Jane's shoulders. "I'll call her back and cancel-"

"No," Jane met Maura's eyes. "You spend Thanksgiving with your mother, have a great time." Maura nodded silently and laid her head against Jane's.

"Thank you again."

"I do get you for Christmas though, right?" Jane placed a hand on Maura's hip. She refused to spend both Thanksgiving and Christmas without Maura. If she was going to get interrogated by her family, she wanted to at least have Maura there with her, and maybe she also wanted to show off her brilliant doctor girlfriend a bit too.

"Yes, of course," Maura nodded eagerly.

"Good," Jane smirked as she turned her eyes back to the game and pulled Maura close. "Ma would have killed me if I didn't bring you to Christmas. She's been bragging to the whole family about you nonstop since we told her about us. They've wanted to meet you for months now." Maura only nodded as the words the whole family sunk deep into her mind.


The next chapter will come up after Thanksgiving and then others as Christmas gets closer. Until then, Review Please.